7th Pay Commission Dearness Allowance (D.A.) Table Chart
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| Month / Year | Dearness Allowance % | Month / Year | Dearness Allowance % | Month / Year | Dearness Allowance % |
| January 1996 | 0 | January 2006 | 0 | January 2016 | 0 |
| July 1996 | 4% | July 2006 | 2% | July 2016 | 2% |
| January 1997 | 8% | January 2007 | 6% | January 2017 | 4% |
| July 1997 | 13% | July 2007 | 9% | July 2017 | 5% |
| January 1998 | 16% | January 2008 | 12% | January 2018 | 7% |
| July 1998 | 22% | July 2008 | 16% | July 2018 | 9% |
| January 1999 | 32% | January 2009 | 22% | January 2019 | 12% |
| July 1999 | 37% | July 2009 | 27% | July 2019 | 17% |
| January 2000 | 38% | January 2010 | 35% | January 2020 | 17% (21%) |
| July 2000 | 41% | July 2010 | 45% | July 2020 | 17% (24%) |
| January 2001 | 43% | January 2011 | 51% | January 2021 | 17% (28%) |
| July 2001 | 45% | July 2011 | 58% | July 2021 | 31% |
| January 2002 | 49% | January 2012 | 65% | January 2022 | 34% |
| July 2002 | 52% | July 2012 | 72% | ||
| January 2003 | 55% | January 2013 | 80% | ||
| July 2003 | 59% | July 2013 | 90% | ||
| January 2004 | 61% | January 2014 | 100% | ||
| April 2004 | 11% | July 2014 | 107% | ||
| July 2004 | 14% | January 2015 | 113% | ||
| January 2005 | 17% | July 2015 | 119% | ||
| July 2005 | 21% | January 2016 | 125% | ||
| January 2006 | 24% | July 2016 | 132% | ||
| July 2006 | 29% | January 2017 | 136% | ||
| January 2007 | 35% | July 2017 | 139% | ||
| July 2007 | 41% | January 2018 | 142% | ||
| January 2008 | 47% | July 2018 | 148% | ||
| July 2008 | 57% | January 2019 | 154% | ||
| January 2009 | 64% | July 2019 | 164% | ||
| July 2009 | 73% | January 2020 | 164% | ||
| January 2010 | 87% | July 2020 | 164% | ||
| July 2010 | 103% | January 2021 | 164% | ||
| January 2011 | 115% | July 2021 | 189% | ||
| July 2011 | 127% | January 2022 | 203% | ||
| January 2012 | 139% | ||||
| July 2012 | 151% | ||||
| January 2013 | 166% | ||||
| July 2013 | 183% | ||||
| January 2014 | 195% | ||||
| July 2014 | 212% | ||||
| January 2015 | 223% | ||||
| July 2015 | 234% | ||||
| January 2016 | 245% | ||||
| July 2016 | 255% | ||||
| January 2017 | 264% | ||||
| July 2017 | 268% | ||||
| January 2018 | 274% | ||||
| July 2018 | 284% | ||||
| January 2019 | 295% | ||||
| July 2019 | 312% | ||||
| January 2020 | 312% | ||||
| July 2020 | 312% | ||||
| January 2021 | 312% | ||||
| July 2021 | 356% | ||||
| July 2021 | 381% | ||||
Dearness Allowance Rates from Jan 2016 to July 2016 and Jan 2017 to date for Central Govt employees.
Note: Central Government had taken the decision on the merger of the dearness allowance with effect from 1.4.2004 in the 5th CPC period. But, the calculation of DA continued with reference to the CPI (IW) average as of 1.1.1996 of 306.33. After merged DA with Basic pay, from July 2004 to July 2007 the above said the calculation was adopted.